Degrees offered in Anthropology BA, MA

Full-time Faculty

  • Kenneth L. Brown (Ph.D. Pennsylvania S 1975; Prof) Archeology, cultural ecology, historical archeology; Mesoamerica, African Diaspora (klbrown@uh.edu)
  • Andrew J Gordon (Ph.D. Wisconsin 1975, MPH Harvard 1981) Assoc. Prof,  Medical and Applied Anthropology, Urban Environments, International Development, Alcohol and Drug Studies; Latin America, West Africa, U.S. Cities (andrew.gordon@mail.uh.edu)
  • Janis F. Hutchinson (Ph.D. U Kansas 1984; Prof) Physical and medical anthropology, human variation, race, racism and health, Urban US (jhutchinson@uh.edu)
  • Norris G. Lang (Ph.D. U Illinois 1969; Assoc Prof/Chair) Psychological anthropology, medical anthropology, culture change; HIV/AIDS Queer Theory and Gay Ethnography, Latin America, US (nlang@uh.edu)
  • Susan J. Rasmussen (Ph.D. Indiana 1986; Professor) Religion, cultural theory, symbolism and the arts, gender, life course and aging; Africa (srasmussen@uh.edu)
  • Rebecca Storey (Ph.D. Pennsylvania S 1983; Assoc Prof) Physical and medical anthropology, human osteology and  demography; Mesoamerica (rstorey@uh.edu)
  • Randolph J. Widmer (Ph.D. Pennsylvania S 1983; Assoc Prof) Archaeology, human ecology; North American Mesoamerica (rwidmer@uh.edu)

Chair Norris G. Lang, Ph.D.

Office Coordinator Evelyn Miller

Coordinator of the Anthropology Forum 2004 Nora Wendt, norzilla@hotmail.com

Graduate Student Support Available 9 teaching assistantships,

$8,550/nine months; research assistantships in varying amounts.

Other scholarship aid competitive throughout university

Degrees Granted in Anthropology 2003-2004 BA/BS Female 10, MA female 2.

Academic Year System Semester

Requirements for MA 36 units coursework, thesis, statistics, 3 hours of written examinations

For further information write to
Dept of Anthropology,
Univ. of Houston,

4800 Calhoun, Houston,
TX 77204-500; (713) 743-3780;
fax (713) 743-4287

Email : anthro@mail.uh.edu

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